Keijo Tapiovaara

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Keijo Tapiovaara
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NationalityFinnish
Born (1939-05-18) 18 May 1939 (age 81)
Tampere, Finland
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Keijo Tapiovaara (born 18 May 1939) is a Finnish speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1960 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keijo Tapiovaara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.